Seal-lock.



' PATENTED MAY 28, 1907.

A. 1). BENTLEY.

SEAL LOCK. APPLICATION FILED 3111.27, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEioE.

ALFRED DAVENPORT BEN TLEY, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ROBERT RY SCHULTZ, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

SEAL-LOCK- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1907.

Application filed January 27,1906. Serial No. 298,106.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, ALFRED DAVENPORT BENTLEY, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing in the city of Toronto, in the county of York,in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Seal-Locks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in seal locks, and the objects ofmy invention are, firstly to provide a cheap but yet positive seal lockto be used for the purpose of preventing the unauthorized opening,without detection, of any receptacle to which it may be attached, suchas freight cars and boxes containing beer, wine, and other beverages,and secondly to secure the seal lock to the inside of the receptacle soas to prevent any possibility of its being tampered with, and itconsists essentially of a first member; a second member, and a frangibleseal held by the member carrying orsupporting it before said members areunited or brought into operative position and so coupled by said sealwhich is designed to be ruptured as said members are separated oruncoupled, as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Figure 1 is a general perspective view of my preferred form of seallock, showing same attached to a box which is also shown in perspective,portion of same being broken away. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical,central section through my seal lock and portion of the receptacle towhich it may be attached, showing the members interlocked. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of an alternative form of the movable pendentseal-carrying member.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in each figure.

It is well known that brewers and other wholesale venders of liquorssuffer considerable loss through theft by reason of the boxes in whichthey now ship their liquors being capable of being partly opened and thecontents extracted therefrom without it being possible of detecting thetheft until the box or receptacle has been actually opened. It is myobject to seal the receptacle as soon as it is filled at the brewery ordistillery so that in transit to the consignee, the box or receptaclecannot be opened without the consignees subsequent knowledge, thusrendering it comparatively easy to detect the one guilty of theft.

My preferred form of invention consists of the seal-carrying pendentmember A which is preferably hinged at A to the member B suitablysecured to the inner side of the lid C of the receptacle D. Stamped outfrom the pendent members E of the member .A are loops F between theseloops and the pendent members E is inserted the frangible seal G made ofcardboard or any other suitable material. In order to seal thereceptacle D, the lid C is closed, thus moving the pendent seal-carryingmember A, together with its frangible seal G into the position shownrelative to the seal-rupturing member H. This member H is constructed ofa front plate I suitably secured to the inner side of the box, and towhich is secured or formed a part thereof a memberJ.

K is a guard open at the top and bottom thereof and suitably riveted asat a to the sides of the plate I. The top portion 1) of the guard K ispreferably curved backward as shown so as to coact with the curved topportion 'i of the member J so as to insure the frangible seal G passingbetween said member J and guard K through the space L therebetween so asto insure it ultimately occupytion 0 of the member J is preferablyformed downward so as to prevent the frangible seal G from moving out ofengagement with the member J when the lid C of the receptacle is opened.When the lid is thrown up in the direction indicated by arrow, it willbe understood that the frangible seal G will be forced against theportion 0 of the member J and be ruptured, thus providing positive proofthat the receptacle D has been opened. Of course a new seal can bereadily placed in position by removing the ruptured seal from thependent members E and inserting a fresh seal in place as beforedescribed. The pendent member A preferably occupies the inclinedposition shown in Fig. 2 so that the direction of movement of same willpositively move the frangible seal G against the portion 0.

The frangible seals used with my device can be made so as to requiredifferent pressures to rupture them, as will be readily understood.

Itwill of course be understood that an ordinary lock (not shown) isdesigned to be used, as is now always the case, on receptacles inconnection with which my seal lock is used. By cutting away the pendentsealcarrying member A at d it will be understood that I form the pendentmembers E so that they may pass down 011 each side of the member J, aswill be clearly understood from the drawings. v

The parts are so proportioned that when the frangible seal G is beingmoved into position, its top edge will have good clearance with thepoint e of the member J so as to prevent any possibility of thismovement fracturing or rupturing same.

In the alternative form shown in Fig. 3 of the pendent seal-carryingmember A, same is provided with pins 0 secured to or forming part of thependent members E; these pins are designed to be forced through the seal(not shown) in order that it may be attached to said pendent members, aswill be clearly understood.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A seal-lock comprising a movable pendent member comprising twomembers separated by a slot and from each of which is stamped a loop; afrangible seal held in said loops and bridging the slot between said twomembers, and another member, with which said seal-carrying pendentmember co-acts, operating in the slot between said two members so as torupture said frangible seal when said members are separated.

2. A seal-lock comprising a movable pendent member having reciprocatingmovement solely in relation to another member; the said other member,and a frangible seal held by said movable pendent member and car riedthereby into position in relation to said other member so as to form thesole coupling means by means of which the said members are united orcoupled and which is ruptured when said members are separated oruncoupled.

3. A seal lock comprising a movable pendent member cut away so as toprovide two portions from each of which is stamped a look; a frangibleseal held in said loops; another member comprising a plate; an openendedguard secured to said plate and means secured to or forming part of saidplate under which said frangible seal is moved when said seal lock islocked; the said frangible seal being ruptured against said means whensaid seal lock is opened.

4. A seal lock comprising an attaching member; a pendent member hingedthereto and provided with two portions from each of which is stamped aloop; a frangible seal held in said loops; another member comprising aplate; an open-ended guard secured to said plate and provided with abackward curved top portion, and a member secured to said plate andconstructed with a downward formed intermediate portion, and an upwardoutward curved portion; the said member being a suitable distance fromsaid guard so as to permit of said frangible seal being passed betweenthese members and placed underneath said member secured to said plate bythe movement of said pendent member into position; said frangible sealdesigned to be moved against said member secured to said plate andruptured during the withdrawal of said. pendent member from said othermember.

5. The combination with a receptacle, and the lid therefor, of a seallock comprising a member secured to the under side of said lid; apendent member hinged thereto and provided with two portions from eachof which is stamped a loop; a frangible seal held in said loops; anothermember cmnprising a plate secured on the inner side of said receptacle;an open-ended guard secured to said plate and provided with a backward.curved top portion, and a member secured to said plate and constructedwith a downward formed intermediate portion, and an upward outwardcurved portion; the said member being a suitable distance from said.guard so as to permit of said frangible seal being passed. between thesemembers and placed umlerneath said member secured to said plate by themovement of said pendent member into position caused by the closing ofthe lid; said frangible seal designed to be moved against said membersecured to said plate and ruptured during the withdrawal of said pendentmember from said other member caused b the opening of the lid.

6. A seal lock comprising a movable pend ent member provided with aslot; another member which operates in the slot in said movable pendentmember, and a frangible seal held by said movable pendent member andbridging the slot therein, and designed to be held in place before thesaid members are united or brought into operative position and carriedby said movable pendent member into position, relative to said othermember as the members are united or brought into operative position and.so coupled by said seal which is designed to be ruptured as said membersare separated or uncoupled.

In testimony whereof I have signed in name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

